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Monday, June 19, 2006

Celebrity clothing

In the US there are an absolute tonne of web sites dedicated to providing buyers with the exact clothing as seen on their favourite celebrities. In the UK? We're not so lucky. But perhaps UK retailers are slowly cottoning on and the situation will get better in the future. You have probably all heard of asos. As yet no one has tried to compete with asos. I wish somebody would. The only UK based sites I could find that are working along the same concept were discoo and usastyle4u.

The best to be found at usastyle4u are Primp thermal top seen on Paris Hilton and Bilingual silk top seen on Halle Berry. Great that this kind of site has arrived but the problem is the prices. For example, the Primp thermal top is priced at £75. In the US the retail price is $65 which is approx £35! I understand why the pricing is as it is (customs charges for importing clothing into UK) but from a consumer's point of view I would much rather buy from a reputable seller on eBay USA and negotiate a reasonable shipping cost with them. OK I may have to wait a week for my item but if i'm getting it so cheap I don't mind.

I am based in the UK and love usastyle4u. I am not patient enough to order from abroad or deal with the custom charges etc. I ordered the Primp top in all designs and love it and think it is worth itThe primp thermal is sold out the world over so I was so happy that you can actually buy it in the UK

I think the website is great- what a brill idea! i am addicted to it and can't recommend it enough. I think the prices are fine too